Histrio-mastix
Subtitle: the players scourge, or, Actors tragaedie : divided into two parts : wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture, of the whole primitive church, both under the law and Gospell, of the 55 synodes and councels, of the 71 fathers and Christian writers before the yeare of our Lord 1200, of above 150 foraigne and domestique protestant and popish authors since, of 40 heathen philosophers, historians, poets : of many heathen, many Christian nations, republiques, emperors, princes, magistrates, of sundry apostolicall, canonicall, imperiall constitutions, and of our owne English statutes, magistrates, universities, writers, preachers : that popular stage-playes (the very pompes of the divell which we renounce in baptisme, if we beleeve the fathers) are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions : condemned in all ages as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men : and that the profession of play-poets, of stage players, together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians : all pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered, and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academical enterludes briefly discussed, besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you
By: by William Prynne ...
Contributors: Allde, Edward, -1627, printer; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer; Matthewes, Augustine, printer; Jones, William, -1643, printer; Sparke, Michael, -1653, bookseller; Stokes, Edward, former owner
Publisher: Printed by E[dward]. A[llde]. [Thomas Cotes, Augustine Mathewes,] and W[illiam]. I[ones]. for Michael Sparke, and are to be sold at the Blue Bible, in Greene Arbour, in little Old Bayly
Published: 1633
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1006
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Theater
Other titles: Histrio-mastix the players scovrge, or actors tragaedie; Players scourge; Actors tragaedie
Notes: In this state 3*4v is blank; a variant (STC 20464a) has 3*4 with errata.

Printers' names from ESTC.

Mathewes printed quires B-M; Cotes N-Z; Allde 2A-3Z, 3A*-3K*, and 5V to end; Jones the title page, preliminaries and 4A-5T, including a cancel for 4X2,3.--STC.

References to the printed plays of Jonson and Shakespeare is present on 2*4 verso.

Signatures: [A]℗ø *-3*́þ B-3Źþ 3A*-3K*́þ 4A-6Ŕþ ([A]1 and 5N4 blank).

Head- and tailpieces; initials.

Page 830 is misnumbered 832; leaf 5O1 signed 5N.

Includes index.

Entered 16 October 1630; cancelled 1 December 1634.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), entry 20464

English short title catalogue, entry  S115324

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early calf panelled in double-ruled blind. The spine is ruled in blind with the title stamped in gilt onto a red leather label. Laid-onto the front pastedown and free endpaper are numerous ca. 20th-century clippings and one dealer's description. An engraved portrait of the author is bound-in opposite the title page. The original [A]1 is wanting. The autograph of Edward Stokes ("Edward Stokes his booke anno Dom 1633") is present on the title page. The author's name, on the title page and epistle dedicatory, is struck-out in early iron gall ink.